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Shoe Carnival Q2 2026 earnings summary

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Q2 2026 earnings summary4 Sep, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q2 2025 EPS was $0.70, exceeding consensus by over 20%, with gross margin at 38.8%, the highest in years.

  • Net income for Q2 2025 was $19.2 million, down from $22.6 million last year, reflecting $0.21 per share in rebanner investments.

  • The rebanner strategy is exceeding targets, with Shoe Station driving a shift toward higher-income customers and 8% comparable sales growth year-to-date.

  • Positive comparable sales and margin expansion achieved during the critical Back-to-School period, with each banner contributing.

  • Ended Q2 with zero debt and double-digit cash growth, supporting aggressive investment in growth initiatives.

Financial highlights

  • Q2 2025 net sales were $306.4 million, down 7.9% year-over-year, with comparable sales declining 7.5%.

  • Gross profit margin expanded 270 basis points to 38.8%, driven by disciplined pricing and favorable mix.

  • Net income was $19.2 million ($0.70 per diluted share), with Q2 including $0.21 EPS impact from rebanner investments.

  • Cash and securities at quarter end were $91.9 million, rising to $148 million after August, with zero debt.

  • Inventory at quarter end was $449 million, up 5% year-over-year, supporting improved product availability.

Outlook and guidance

  • Fiscal 2025 net sales guidance tightened to $1.12–$1.15 billion, reflecting sequential improvement in the back half.

  • EPS guidance raised to $1.70–$2.10, with the low end up $0.10, reflecting Q2 outperformance and margin confidence.

  • Gross profit margin guidance increased by 150 basis points to 36.5%–37.5%.

  • Q3 net sales expected at $290–$300 million, EPS at $0.50–$0.55, with comps expected to decline around 3%.

  • Expect to rebanner an additional 58 stores in H2 2025, with 145 Shoe Station stores by year-end.

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Shoe Carnival, Inc., an athletic and casual footwear retailer, provides various dress, casual, and athletic footwear products for men, women, and children in the United States. The company offers national brand products in dress, casual, and athletic footwear categories for men, women, girls, boys, and infants. It also provides non-athletic footwear that include boots; sandals; clogs; mules; slippers; wedges; socks; and handbags. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.

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